Spaces are ignored when doing a
surname search. The entire last
name searched must match exactly.
If you type a surname that has an
internal space, or a hyphen or
multiple capital letters, the search
locates a range of matches. | WISE MANN, JOAN | WISE MANN, JOAN and
WISEMANN, JOAN and
WISE-MANN, JOAN |
DAROSA, MARIA | Da Rosa, Maria and
Darosa, Maria and
DaRosa, Maria and
Da-Rosa, Maria |
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Personal Names - Given Names | If You Search | You Will Get |
If you type a given name that has
no internal space or hyphen, the
search only locates exact matches. | JONES, MARYANN | JONES, MARYANN |
If you type a given name that has
an internal hyphen, the search
locates exact matches for the
combined name and also each
portion of the name. | JONES, MARY-ANN | JONES, MARYANN and
JONES, ELIZABETH MARY and
JONES, MARY LYNN and
JONES, MARY ANN |
If you type a given name that has
an internal space, the search
locates exact matches for each
portion of the name. | JONES, MARY ANN | JONES, ELIZABETH MARY and
JONES, MARY LYNN and
JONES, MARY ANN |
The order in which given names are searched does not matter.
If multiple given names are entered, a hit will result even if only one given name matches.
When searching, single letter given names are ignored. |
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Corporations | If You Search | You Will Get |
Leading symbols - The system will
provide matches whether or not
the symbol is there. | $EVERY PLACE or $ EVERY PLACE | EVERY PLACE and
$EVERY PLACE and
$ EVERY PLACE |
Numbered companies must have
the number in the same sequence
and location in the name to get
a match. | 001122 ONTARIO LTD | 001122 ONTARIO LTD |
Spaces and punctuation do not
affect search results and would
provide the following matches. | ACME CONSTRUCTION or
A C M E CONSTRUCTION or
A.C.M.E. CONSTRUCTION or
A. C. M. E. CONSTRUCTION | ACME CONSTRUCTION and
A C M E CONSTRUCTION and
A.C.M.E. CONSTRUCTION and
A. C. M. E. CONSTRUCTION |
When doing a company search, the following sets of words are treated equally:
(I) LTD=LTEE=LIMITED=LIMITEE
(ii) INC=INCORPORATED=INCORPOREE
(iii) CO=COMPANY=COMPAGNIE=CIE
(iv) CORP=CORPORATION
(v) AND=& but does not = ET
(vi) THE=LE=LA=LES are ignored when searching |